A system of modern geography : for schools, academies, and families : designed to answer the twofold purpose of a correct guide to the student, and of a geographical reading book . ed religion in Denmark is Lutheranism. Thegovernment is a monarchy, very absolute in its form, but ordina-rily administered with mildness. The foreign possessions of Denmark are, Iceland, West17* 198 SWEDEN. Greenland, tne Farod isles, the West India islands, St. Croix,St. Thomas, and St. Johns; and Zanguebar and Serampore, inAsia. QUESTIONS. Of what does Denmark consist? IIow is the peninsula of Jutland bounded? Wh
A system of modern geography : for schools, academies, and families : designed to answer the twofold purpose of a correct guide to the student, and of a geographical reading book . ed religion in Denmark is Lutheranism. Thegovernment is a monarchy, very absolute in its form, but ordina-rily administered with mildness. The foreign possessions of Denmark are, Iceland, West17* 198 SWEDEN. Greenland, tne Farod isles, the West India islands, St. Croix,St. Thomas, and St. Johns; and Zanguebar and Serampore, inAsia. QUESTIONS. Of what does Denmark consist? IIow is the peninsula of Jutland bounded? Whatchannel separates it from Norway? What sound from Sweden? What are the ex-tent and population of Denmark? What kind of region is it? What are the climateand soil ? What are the leading pursuits of the people? ^V^lat is the state of agri-culture? Manufactures? Commerce and navigation? What is the character ofthe Danes? What is the state of education? What universities in Denmark? Whatis the capital? Wliere is Copenhagen 1 Describe it. Where is Altona? Describoit. Where is Elsineur? Describe it. What is the religion? The governnient?)VVhat foreign possessions has Denmark?. Iron Mines of Sweden., SVvEDEN. Extent, 170,000 sq. miles—Pop. 2,750,000—16 per sq. mile. Sweden is a very extensive, but thinly inhabited region. Itsthree general divisions are, Gothland, Sweden Proper, andNou-land, which embrace 26 governments, called lans. The surface of Sweden on the west, is rough and mountain-ous, but towards the eastern and southern borders, generallylevel. It abounds in lakes and rivers, is chiefly covered withforests, and is generally barren and unproductive. Of the wholeterritory, not more than 6,000 square miles are capable of cul-vation. Here and there are very fruitful valleys, and well culvated fields. But the products of the soil, and the manufacture^are insufficient to supply the wants of the people. The winters are steadily and severely cold, yet the atmos*)b«f SWEDEN. 1
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